(IN BRIEF) Alstom will provide SYTRAL Mobilités with 26 MPL25 rubber‑tyred metro trains and fully upgrade the automation and signalling on Lyon Metro Line D. The €303 million contract covers new two‑car trainsets—compatible with Line B’s MPL16 units—featuring regenerative braking, eco‑design, high recyclability, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, automatic metro, CBTC, Crespin, Cybersecurity, digital mobility, eco‑design, Frédéric Wiscart, Le Creusot, Line D, Lyon Metro, Metropolis, MPL16, MPL25, network modernisation, Ornans, partnership, passenger experience, Regenerative Agriculture, regenerative braking, rubber‑tyred metro, Saint‑Ouen, sustainability, SYTRAL Mobilités, Tarbes, Urbalis, Valenciennes, Villeurbanne
(IN BRIEF) Bayer has filed for EU approval of icafolin‑methyl, its first new herbicide mode of action in over 30 years, after earlier submissions in Brazil, the U.S., and Canada. With peak sales estimated at €750 million, icafolin‑methyl is slated for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, Bayer, Brazil launch, CropKey, DSO operating model, EU registration, glyphosate, icafolin‑methyl, Mike Graham, novel mode of action, no‑till, peak sales €750 million, post‑emergent weed control, Rachel Rama, reduced tillage, reduced‑risk herbicide, Regenerative Agriculture, sustainability, sustainable farming, weed resistance
(IN BRIEF) SOILRES is a pioneering Horizon Europe initiative that brings together leading scientists, farmers, and innovators across six diverse European regions to co-design and field-test biodiversity-based farming practices—such as cover crops, microbial biostimulants, compost, biochar and digital tools—that restore … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Science, Technology
Tagged Aarhus University, Africa and Latin America, agricultural scientists, AGROBIOMICS, agroecology, agronomists, AgroParisTech, Ángela Muñiz, Azienda Agricola La Petrosa, biochar, biochar-coated seeds, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, biostimulants, boreal soils, circular economy, climate resilience, climate resilience in agriculture, compost, compost teas, conventional farming, cover crops, crop resilience, Csoroszlya Farm, declining soil fertility, demonstration farms, digital tools, drone data, Drones, drought, drought mitigation, enhanced soil fertility, environmental impact, EU Green Deal, EU Soil Mission, Europe's soils, European Consortium, European Delegation for Family Farming in Asia, Farm to Fork Strategy, farmer-led innovation, farmers, field trials, Food and Environment, future-proof farming, Galician Enterprise-University Foundation, green manures, Horizon Europe, Horizon Europe programme, how to produce food sustainably in the face of climate extremes, Institute for Food Studies & Agro Industrial Development, Knowledge Exchange, LG Italia, low productivity, map soil health, microbial biostimulants, minimum tillage, MOM, multi-actor approach, National Agricultural Research Center of Jordan, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Natural Resources Institute of Finland, novel composts, nutrient cycling, nutrient leaching, Organic Farming, policy impact, real-time soil health monitoring, reduce fertiliser dependency, reduce nitrogen leaching, reduce the environmental impact of farming, regenerate soil health, Regenerative Agriculture, regenerative farming, Renewable Energy Consortium for Research and Demonstration, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture in Hungary, restore soil health, root-microbiota interaction, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, satellite, School of Agriculture and Quinta da Cholda, Soil Degradation, soil health, Soil Health and Crop Resilience, soil mapping, SOILRES, SOILRES project, strengthen crop resilience, strip tillage, strip-cropping techniques, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable farming, technology-driven SMEs, the Catholic University of Louvain, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, the Soil Mission A Soil Deal for Europe, the University of Naples Federico II, University College Cork, weed control, weed pressure
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Santander have structured a €250 million securitisation—comprising a €200 million EIF guarantee with ING and a €50 million EIB investment—to support Spanish SMEs, mid-caps, agricultural enterprises and women entrepreneurs. This transaction is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Society, Spain
Tagged agricultural sector, climate resilience, EIB Group, EIF, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, ING, Mid-Caps, Pan-European Agricultural Programme, Regenerative Agriculture, Santander, securitisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Spain, water management, Women Entrepreneurship, young farmers
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has made significant strides toward its climate goals, cutting its operational carbon footprint by 25% in 2024—far exceeding its annual reduction target. Through a wide array of global offset projects, the company neutralized 80% of its footprint … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2024 carbon footprint, biodiversity, Brazil, carbon offset, climate change, Corporate GHG Compensation Strategy, deforestation, Envira Amazonia, environmental strategy, forest management, Germany, GHG reduction, Italy, MAPFRE, Mexico, net zero, PERU, PORTUGAL, Puerto Rico, Regenerative Agriculture, Serra do Caramulo, Spain, sustainability, Turkey, United States, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Valio is leading the Food 2.0 initiative, a five-year research and development program focused on building a sustainable and resource-efficient food system in Finland. With over 170 partners, Food 2.0 is investing 100 million euros in R&D, aiming … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AGCLIMATE, agricultural innovation, AlgaCircle, Animal Welfare, Business Finland, carbon, circular economy, FABulOATS, fermentation, Finland, Food 2.0, FoodID, greenhouse gas emissions, partnership, plant-based proteins, Regenerative Agriculture, research and development, research funding, sustainability, sustainable food system, Valio
(IN BRIEF) Syngenta has acquired Novartis’ natural products and genetic strains assets to enhance its biologicals research capabilities and support the agricultural sector’s transition to sustainability. This acquisition complements the opening of a state-of-the-art biologicals production facility in South Carolina … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged AI, analytics, Basel, bio-insecticides, biocontrols, bioengineering, biologicals, biologicals production facility, Biomolecular Chemistry team, biostimulants, Camilla Corsi, crop protection, data science, downstream processing, fermentation, genetic strains, Ginkgo Bioworks, Intrinsyx Bio, Jonathan Brown, Latin America, Lavie Bio, Lithos Crop Protect, natural products, North America, Novartis, Novartis Natural Products, nutrient efficiency, nutrient use efficiency, Orangeburg, pheromone solutions, Provivi, Regenerative Agriculture, research and development, Seedcare, soil health, South Carolina, Sustainability Priorities, sustainable farming practices, Switzerland, Syngenta, TraitSeq, Valagro
(IN BRIEF) Bayer is making a significant investment of EUR 220 million in research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site in Germany, focusing on its Crop Protection business. This represents the company’s largest single investment in Crop Protection in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Bayer, crop protection, Dr. Axel Trautwein, Dr. Robert Reiter, INNOVATION, investment, Rachel Rama, Regenerative Agriculture, sustainability
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